Sewing machine binder



March 22, 1932. J LA w 1,850,152

SEWING MACHINE BINDER Filed April 14, 1 930 struction which may PatentedMar. 22, 1932 a PATENT! lorries v enonen a. LA

VIGNEOF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREIST MANU- FACTURINGCOMPANY, A CDBIOBA'IION OF CONNECTICUT SEWING MACHINE BINDER Applicationfiled April 14,

This invention relates to a binding attach- 111611 6101 sewing machinesand has for its object to provide a binder of simple conalso be utilizedas a binding and piping attachment, the invention comprising a smoothingfinger for pressing down the fold of the binding as it emerges from thefolding binder scroll.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improvedbinder, Figs. 2 and 3 are opposite side views thereof; Fig. 4 is a frontend view of the same, Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections on lines 55, and6-6, re-

- spectively, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 12 denotes a presser-foot provided with ashank 13 for attachment to the presser-bar of a sewing machine. Mountedon the presser-foot is a plate 14 having a forward extension 14 which inturn has a slotted lateral extension 16 on which last-named extension abinder scroll 17 is mounted. The scroll 17 is provided with a series ofslots 17 of different sizes, these slots increasing in size from thatnearest to the delivery end of the binder scroll to that nearest to theentering end thereof.

The plate 14 is attached to the presserfoot 12 by a rivet 18 extendingthrough a slot 19 in said plate 14 so that the said plate and the binderscroll and other parts carried thereby may be adjused laterally relativeto the presser-foot and needle of the sewing machine, said plate 14being frictionally held in place on the presser-foot by a curved platespring 20 arranged beneath the head of the rivet 18 and bearing againstsaid plate. For convenience in adjusting the plate 14 laterally saidplate is provided with an upwardly projecting lug or finger piece 14*.

Pivot-ally mounted on the extension 14 of the plate 14 is a swinging arm21 yieldingly held in place on the said extension 14 by a frictionwasher22 arranged beneath the head of a rivet 22 by which said arm is pivotedto said extension 14". The arm 21 is provided at its end nearest to thePresser-foot, with a laterally extending finger 23 which is adjacent themouth or delivery end of the binder scroll and which is adapted to presson the 1930. Serial No. 444,301.

fold of a binding emerging from said scroll and thus smooth it down. Thesaid fin er 28 is provided at its inner end with. a ownturned hook 23*adapted to engage" the up per ply of a folded binding to assist inguiding the binding to the needle of the sewing machine. The arm orlever 21 is provided with an upwardly projecting lug or finger piece21*, for convenience of adjustment, and it is also provided with adownturned lug 21 which will limit its swingingmovement toward thebinder scroll by abutting against the edge of the extension 14 of theplate 14. As the binder scroll is provided with slots of different sizesto accommodate strips of diflerent widths theswinging arm or lever 21.may be adjusted laterally so that the downturned hook 23 may be adjustedlaterally to accommodate such difierent widths.

The arm 21 mounted on the extension 14 of the plate 14, is provided atits forward end with an upturned member .21 having a slot 21 throughwhich the binding and piping strips maybe passed to the slots 17 a inthe back of the binder scroll.

In the operation of this binder, in-doing plain binding, the bindingtape or strip may enter thefront end of the binding'scroll if said tapeor strip be a relatively wide one, or the binding tape or strip may bepassed through the guiding slot 21 in the upwardly projecting lug 21 andthen through one of the slots, 17 in the-back of the binder scroll. Ifboth binding and piping is to be performed by the use of the attachmenta relatively narrow binding may be passed to one of the smaller slots inthe back of the binder scroll and a relatively wide piping strip may beassed through alarger one of said slots and will be folded into thebinding strip so that in the completed work the piping strip will extendbeyond the binding, for forming piping. In the construction shown two ormore piping strips of different widths-may be passed through the binderscroll and be folded into the binding strip in such a manner thatsingle, double or triple pipings maybe performed, in making ornamentaledgings on the work. Thus" in using one or more piping strips inconnection with a binding from the binder scroll,

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the smoothing down finger 23, to tighten the delivery end of the binderscroll so that it may press on a folded binding as it emerges and anadjustable arm by which said finger is carried.

2. A sewing machine binder comprising a binder scroll having one or morestripguiding slots in its back, combined with a smoothing fingerarranged adjacent the mouth or delivery end of the binder scroll so thatit may press on a folded binding as it emerges from the binder scroll,said finger being provided at its end with a hook to engage and guidethe upper ply of a folded binding. 7

3. A sewing machine binder comprising a binder scroll having one or morestrip-guiding slots in its back, combined with a smoothfinger arrangedadjacent the mouth or delivery end of the binder scroll so that it maypress on a folded binding as it emerges from the binder scroll, saidfinger being provided at its end with a hook to engage and guide theupper ply of a folded binding, and an adjustable arm by which saidfinger is carried.

4. A sewing machine binding and piping attachment comprising a binderscroll having a plurality of strip-guiding slots of different sizes inits back, combined with a smoothing finger arranged closely adjacent themouth or delivery end of the binder scroll so that it may press on afolded binding as it emerges from the binder scroll, and an adjustablearm by which said finger is carried.

5. A sewing machine binding and piping attachment comprising a binderscroll having a plurality of strip-guiding slots of different sizes inits back, combined with a smoothing finger arranged closely adjacent themouth or delivery end of the binder scroll so that it may press 011 afolded binding as it emerges from the binder scroll, said finger beingprovided at its end with a hook to en gage and guide the upper ply'of afolded binding.

6. A sewing machine binding and piping attachment. comprising a binderscroll having a plurality of strip-guiding slots of different sizes inits back, combined with a smoothing finger arranged closely adjacent themouth or delivery end of the binder scroll so that it may press on afolded binding as it emerges from the binder scroll, said finger beingprovided at its end with a hook to engage and guide the upper ply of afolded GEORGE J. LA VIGNE.

